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1 Multiple Sclerosis as a Scientific Problem |
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1.1 Multiple Sclerosis: An Introduction |
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1.2 Clinical Features of Multiple Sclerosis |
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1.3 Laboratory and Radiological Features |
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1.4 The Therapy of Multiple Sclerosis |
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1.5 Molecular Mimicry and Rheumatic Fever |
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1.6 The Properties of the Multiple Sclerosis Problem |
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1.7 King's College Immunology Unit |
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2 History of the Attempts to Find the Origin of Multiple Sclerosis |
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2.2 Multiple Sclerosis Before Charcot |
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2.5 Charcot at the Salpetriere |
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2.6 Multiple Sclerosis in Other Countries |
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2.7 Microscopy of Multiple Sclerosis Lesions in Edinburgh |
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2.9 A "Eureka Moment" in London |
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3 The Problem of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy also Known as "Mad Cow Disease" in the United Kingdom |
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3.1 First Cases of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy in the United Kingdom |
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3.2 Origin of the Disease |
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3.3 Scrapie and Related Diseases |
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3.4 The "Bio-assay" is the Fundamental Flaw in "Transmissible Spongiform Diseases" Research |
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4 Experimental Allergic Encephalomyelitis as a Model of Multiple Sclerosis |
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4.1 Post-rabies Vaccination Allergic Encephalomyelitis |
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4.2 Rabies as a Neurological Disease |
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4.3 "Experimental Allergic Encephalomyelitis" as an Animal Model of Multiple Sclerosis |
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4.4 Features of Experimental Allergic Encephalomyelitis |
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5 Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy: Comparison Between the "Prion" Hypothesis and the Autoimmune Theory |
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5.1 Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy as an Environmental and Nutritional Problem Involving Cattle |
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5.2 Features of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy |
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5.3 The Prion Agent as the Cause of BSE |
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5.4 Difficulties Associated with the Prion Hypothesis |
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5.5 General Theory of Autoimmune Diseases |
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5.6 Experimental Allergic Encephalomyelitis as a Model of BSE |
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5.7 Growth Hormone Injections as a Cause of CJD or EAE |
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5.8 The Autoimmune Theory of BSE |
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33 | (1) |
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5.9 Comparisons Between the Prion Hypothesis and the Autoimmune Theory |
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6 Molecular Sequences in EAE and BSE Point to Acinetobacter Bacteria |
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37 | (8) |
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6.2 Experimental Allergic Encephalomyelitis (EAE) as a Model of an Autoimmune Disease Produced by a Mechanism Involving Molecular Mimicry |
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6.3 The Hypothesis That BSE Is an Autoimmune Disease |
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39 | (1) |
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6.4 Molecular Analysis of Myelin Sequences Point to Acinetobacter Bacteria |
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6.5 Discussion and Conclusions |
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7 Autoantibodies to Brain Components and Antibodies to Acinetobacter Are Present in Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy |
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7.1 Introduction: Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy or "Mad Cow Disease" Could Be Due to Environmental Factors |
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7.2 Computer Analysis of a Short Sequence of Bovine Myelin Suggests "Molecular Mimicry" with 3 Common Bacteria: Acinetobacter, Agrobacterium and Escherichia |
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7.3 Sera from Animals with and Without BSE and from Healthy Animals from an Organic Farm |
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Sera from Animals with and Without BSE Supplied by the Central Veterinary Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAFF) |
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Control Sera from an Organic Farm Not Associated with MAFF |
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7.4 Bacterial Cultures, ELISA and Absorption Studies |
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7.5 Measurement of Autoantibodies to Brain Components |
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7.6 Measurement of Anti-Bacterial Antibodies |
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7.7 Measurement of Antibodies by Serial Dilutions |
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7.8 Discussion and Conclusions |
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51 | (6) |
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8 Antibodies to Acinetobacter Bacteria But Not to Other Microbes Are Present in Animals with Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy |
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8.1 Introduction: Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy Could Be Caused by Environmental Bacteria |
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8.2 Sera from Animals with and Without BSE and Test Bacteria |
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8.3 Bacterial Cultures, Peptides and ELISA |
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8.4 Measurement of Anti-Bacterial Total Immunoglobulins |
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8.5 Measurement of Class Specific Anti-Acinetobacter Antibodies |
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8.6 Measurement of Autoantibodies to Brain Components |
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8.7 Relative Comparison of Immunoglobulin Isotypes |
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8.8 Correlation Coefficient Analysis |
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8.9 Discussion and Conclusions |
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9 An Ante-Mortem Test for Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy Involving "Myelin-Acinetobacter-Neurofilaments" (MAN) Tested in 12 Strains of Acinetobacter Bacteria |
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9.1 Introduction: Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy and Environmental Bacteria |
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67 | (1) |
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9.2 Sera from Animals with and Without BSE, Test Bacteria and Peptides |
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9.3 Antibodies to Acinetobacter Peptides and Autoantibodies to Corresponding Bovine Brain Peptides |
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9.4 An Ante-Mortem Test for BSE |
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9.5 Sensitivity and Specificity of Ante-Mortem Test |
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9.6 Discussion and Conclusions |
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78 | (1) |
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10 Antibodies to Prion and Acinetobacter Peptide Sequences in Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy |
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10.1 Introduction: The Possible Link Between Prions and Acinetobacter Bacteria |
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10.2 Materials and Methods: Serum Samples, Peptides and ELISA |
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10.3 The Presence of Molecular Mimicry Between Bovine Prion and Acinetobacter Sequences |
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10.4 Antibodies to Bovine Prion QVYY(RPVDQ)YSNQN Peptide Sequences |
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10.5 Antibodies to Acinetobacter AIGS(RPVDQ)HLKAL Peptide Sequences |
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10.6 Correlation Coefficient Studies |
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10.7 Discussion and Conclusions |
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11 Antibodies to Acinetobacter and Pseudomonas Bacteria in Multiple Sclerosis Patients |
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11.1 Introduction: Possible Immune Responses to Acinetobacter and Pseudomonas Bacteria in Multiple Sclerosis Patients |
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11.2 Materials and Methods: Serum Samples, Bacteria and ELISA |
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11.3 IgA Anti-Acinetobacter Antibodies in Multiple Sclerosis and CVA Patients |
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11.4 IgG Anti-Acinetobacter Antibodies in Multiple Sclerosis and CVA Patients |
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11.5 IgM Anti-Acinetobacter Antibodies in Multiple Sclerosis and CVA Patients |
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11.6 Antibodies to Pseudomonas aeruginosa |
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11.7 Antibodies to Escherichia coli in Multiple Sclerosis Patients |
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11.8 Correlation Coefficient Analysis |
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11.9 Discussion and Pathological Implications |
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12 Antibodies to Acinetobacter Peptide Sequences Resembling Myelin and Neurofilaments in Multiple Sclerosis Patients |
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12.1 Introduction: The Role of Antibodies to Myelin in Multiple Sclerosis Patients |
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12.2 Materials and Methods: Serum Samples, Bacteria and ELISA |
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12.3 Antibodies to Acinetobacter 11171 in Different Multiple Sclerosis Groups |
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12.4 Antibodies to Myelin Basic Protein in Multiple Sclerosis and CVA Patients |
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12.5 Antibodies to Neurofilaments in Multiple Sclerosis and CVA Patients |
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12.6 IgG Subclass Antibodies to Acinetobacter Species |
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12.7 Correlation Coefficient Analysis |
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12.8 Pathological Implications: Acinetobacter as a Possible Aetiological Agent in Multiple Sclerosis |
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13 The Myelin-Acinetobacter-Neurofilament Index in an Attempt to Diagnose Multiple Sclerosis |
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13.1 Introduction: The Need for a Laboratory Test of Multiple Sclerosis |
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13.2 Materials and Methods: Serum Samples, Bacteria and ELISA |
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Bacterial Cultures and ELISA |
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13.3 Calculation of the Myelin-Acinetobacter-Neurofilament Index in Multiple Sclerosis Groups |
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13.4 Results of the "Myelin-Acinetobacter-Neurofilament" Index Calculations in Multiple Sclerosis Patients |
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13.5 Intrathecal Production of Antibodies and Acinetobacter |
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13.6 Pathological Implications: Acinetobacter as an Extra-thecal Aetiological Agent in Multiple Sclerosis |
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14 Antibodies to Short Synthetic Acinetobacter and Pseudomonas Peptide Sequences Resembling Myelin and Neurofilaments in Multiple Sclerosis Patients |
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14.1 Introduction: The Use of Synthetic Peptide Sequences of Myelin and Neurofilaments to Study the Role of Antibodies in Multiple Sclerosis Patients |
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14.2 Materials and Methods: Serum Samples, Peptides and ELISA |
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Preparation of MOG and MBP |
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14.3 Molecular Mimicry Between MOG and Acinetobacter |
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14.4 Multiple Sclerosis Patients Respond to Bacterial Peptide Sequences |
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14.5 Results to Peptide 1: Antibodies to Acinetobacter 4-carboxy Muconolactone Decarboxylase (QNFISRFAWGEVNSR) |
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14.6 Results to Peptide 2: Antibodies to Pseudomonas aeruginosa γ-carboxy Muconolactone Decarboxylase (QEMITRHAWGDIWTR) |
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14.7 Results to Peptide 3: Antibodies to Myelin Basic Protein (MBP Residues 110--124) (GLSLSRFSWGAGQR) |
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14.8 Results to Peptide 4: Antibodies to Acinetobacter sp 3-oxoadipate CoA-transferase Subunit A. (DSYVFDE LYRAGKIE) |
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14.9 Results to Peptide 5: Antibodies to Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein (MOG) (Residues 43--57) (PFSRVVH LYRNGKDQ) |
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14.10 Multiple Sclerosis Patients have Antibodies to Bacterial Acinetobacter/Pseudomonas Peptides |
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15 Antibodies to Acinetobacter and Myelin in Multiple Sclerosis and Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Patients |
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15.1 Introduction: Comparison of Antibodies to Acinetobacter and Myelin in Multiple Sclerosis and Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Patients Compared to Other Neurological and Arthritic Conditions |
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15.2 Materials and Methods: Serum Samples, Myelin Basic Protein and ELISA |
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15.3 IgA Anti-Bacterial Antibodies |
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15.4 IgG Antibacterial Antibodies |
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15.5 IgA Anti-Myelin Basic Protein Antibodies |
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15.6 Longitudinal Assessment of IgA Antibacterial Antibodies |
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15.7 Correlation Coefficient Analysis |
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16 Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease and its Variants |
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16.1 Introduction: The First Descriptions of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease |
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16.2 Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies |
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142 | (1) |
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16.3 Sporadic-Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease |
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142 | (1) |
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16.4 Acquired or Iatrogenic Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease |
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142 | (1) |
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16.5 Genetic Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease |
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143 | (1) |
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16.6 Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease |
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16.7 Kuru in the Fore Tribe of New Guinea and Gajdusek |
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147 | (1) |
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16.8 The Role of Inflammation in Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease |
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147 | (1) |
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16.9 Problems Associated with Variant-Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease |
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16.10 The Autoimmune Theory as an Alternative Hypothesis to the Prion Theory |
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17 Sinusitis in Multiple Sclerosis and Acinetobacter |
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17.1 Introduction: The First Descriptions of Upper Respiratory Tract Infections in Multiple Sclerosis |
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17.2 Tonsillectomy and Multiple Sclerosis |
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17.3 Multiple Sclerosis and Infections in Canadian Patients |
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17.4 Multiple Sclerosis Associated with Sinusitis in England |
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17.5 Sinusitis in Scottish Multiple Sclerosis Patients |
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17.6 Reversible Optic Neuritis Following Paranasal Sinusitis |
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17.7 Incidence of Sinusitis in Multiple Sclerosis as Measured by Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
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156 | (1) |
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17.8 Viral and Bacterial Infections Associated with Onset of Multiple Sclerosis |
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17.9 Inflammatory Changes in Acute Optic Neuritis Associated with Paranasal Changes |
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17.10 Infections and Multiple Sclerosis in Italy |
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158 | (1) |
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17.11 Prospective Studies in Dutch Multiple Sclerosis Patients |
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158 | (1) |
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17.12 The Latitude Problem in Multiple Sclerosis and Sinusitis |
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17.13 Acinetobacter Microbes in Nasal Sinuses and Multiple Sclerosis |
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18 The Theory That Multiple Sclerosis, CJD and BSE are Caused by Acinetobacter |
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18.1 Introduction to the Problem of Multiple Sclerosis, Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease and Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy |
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18.2 Neurological Complications Following Rabies Vaccination |
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18.3 From EAE to Multiple Sclerosis via Autoimmunity |
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18.4 The Central Immunological Problem of "Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies" |
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18.5 The Yehuda Shoenfeld Conjecture |
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165 | (1) |
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18.6 Acinetobacter as the Causative Agent in Multiple Sclerosis |
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18.7 Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease and Acinetobacter |
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18.8 BSE, Scrapie and Chronic Wasting Disease of Deer and Elks |
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18.9 Further Studies Are Required |
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19 The Scientific Method of Sir Karl Popper |
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19.1 Sir Karl Popper, the Philosopher of Science |
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19.2 A Biography of Karl Popper |
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174 | (1) |
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19.3 The Problem of Words and Their Meanings |
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19.4 The Scientific Problem and Its Explanation |
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19.5 Evolutionary Theory of Knowledge |
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176 | (1) |
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19.6 The "World 3" Universe |
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19.7 Bacon, Hume and Popper |
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19.8 Popper's Scientific Method |
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19.9 The Hippocratic Oath, Popper and Medicine |
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180 | (3) |
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20 Multiple Sclerosis and "Popper Sequences" |
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20.1 Introduction to "Popper Sequences" |
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183 | (1) |
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20.2 Components of a "Popper Sequence" |
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184 | (1) |
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20.3 First Popper Sequence |
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184 | (1) |
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20.4 Second Popper Sequence |
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20.5 Third Popper Sequence |
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20.6 Fourth Popper Sequence |
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187 | (1) |
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20.7 Fifth Popper Sequence |
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188 | (1) |
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20.8 Sixth Popper Sequence |
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188 | (2) |
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20.9 Seventh Popper Sequence |
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190 | (1) |
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20.10 Eighth Popper Sequence |
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190 | (1) |
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20.11 Ninth Popper Sequence |
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191 | (1) |
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20.12 Tenth Popper Sequence |
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20.13 General Conclusions |
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